10/09/2026
Looking down the barn aisle at SWF, you will often see kids figuring it out on their own when they can’t do something.
It’s our job to make sure they’re in in a safe environment with appropriate ponies. After that, they can take a few trips to be able to carry all their tack out, they can take ten minutes to figure out how to put the bridle on their way when a pony is moving their head around, they can figure out how to catch the pony who would rather be napping, they can practice their clipping on ponies not showing for a little while, and they can figure out their own style, how their bodies work in concert with a pony, and how to troubleshoot what comes up in any given moment between themselves and their lesson. This all takes time to learn, a space and environment where the long road is the short road, and the expectation that kids, even little kids, are very competent at appropriate tasks for their age. Your 9 year old can tack up all by themselves. We promise.
